Case Moon Stick

jujigatame

jujigatame

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I found this among various sharpening implements that my grandfather had with his tools. I'd never seen or heard of one before. Appears to be the same fine white ceramic as Spyderco's products. It works nicely for quick touch-ups.

Does anyone know when Case put these out? 70s or early 80s maybe?

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I had never seen these. Didn't know Case had branded such a tool (it is a ceramic rod), but I guess it sort of makes sense they would. They've got the marketing & merchandizing aspect down pat, it seems. :D

Looking at the branding stamp on the handle, I'd guess it's at least 1980s or later. I'll have to look through some of my Case periodicals (Case Collectors Club member), to see if it's been in their product line more recently.


David
 
I have a Case Moon Stone from the early 70's still new in the box. I e-mailed the Case Collectors concerning it and they gave me some good info. on it. These stones are well made sharpening equipment. DM
 
Magnaminous_G said:
Wonder what the origin of the "Moon Stick" name is...
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As early as the 'Moon Stick' trademark was filed (1971), a ceramic sharpener might've been considered rather high-tech or futuristic at the time. This was in the period of the Apollo moon landings (1969-72), and anything labelled 'MOON-(add your product name here)' might've been selling well then. Everybody was riding high on the NASA bandwagon, at the time. Ceramics have also played a huge role in aerospace technology (insulators, heat shields, computer/IC technology), so it's not hard to see an association between the two.

This is all 100% speculation on my part, but it wouldn't surprise me. Case has had the marketing mojo down, for a very long time. :D

Reminds me of a period starting back in the late '70s/early '80s, I think, when turbochargers started working their way into mainstream production automobiles. Everybody was excited about them. For a long time afterwards, marketers of any conceivable product, whether applicable or not, named their products with a 'TURBO-' prefix. I'd never seen any term rendered so completely meaningless by gross over-use. :rolleyes:


David
 
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I think you're right on the inspiration for the name. Considering just how the material itself looks and feels different than a natural stone one might have thought offhandedly at the time that it came from the moon or somewhere else in outer space. Sort of 2001 Monolith-esque.
 
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